Food package



oct. 9,1928. 1,687,052

G. G. BARBER roon neme Filed sept.1. 192e 2 sheets-sheet 1 Qct. 9, 1928.

BARBER FOOD PACKAGE Filed Sept. l, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet gmentov r f1-,mocUNITED STATES PATENT oFF-lcs.,

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The present' inventionl relates to an im rounded b a substantial area ofthe blankproved food' ackage, and particularly to a' or bodyv o theframe over which the Jwrappackage iniw 'ch, while thecontentsare efpier`5 1s laid, and, as shown in Fig.- 1, such ectively protected v'fromcontamination or ame,border holds the wrap er away fromA o deteriorationby exposure o'r by handling, and prevents direct contact o the same withoo yet the vcommodity inthe Ipackage can".beo the article 1, 1

. readily`inspected. I AThe frameor container member, as-here- '.-Tleinventonis designed particularlyto. illustrated, is4 formed from asinglmblankv fgprovide a thoroughly sanitary di lay re of cardboard orother suitable gmaterial, |1175 ceptacle for packs-ving cake or simi arfood *which =is`scored, as is common in manufacc5 1" stuff ,in portionsloli predetermined size ture of boxes, to provide abo'ttom', side Weight,`which packages. can be freely dis; members? and', anda top member 9.

'played on the shelves' or counters of retail The bottom may beprovidedwitll" t-1 1@- stores andthe contents examined byprospec-ffv'alls 1 0 8111111 ildldu-t() b e bent 'UPV-l.

fictive purchasers, without dangerof conat-substantially vrightangles-tothe'bottom go. taminationor injury of' the contentsv byvv 6,andj the sidevmembe fand 8- may`gha've""' j handling ofexposure i j,.the flaps 13 and 14 adapted tobebent later?" the accompanyingdrawings?. ally to overlathe end walls 10 and 11;

' Figure 1 is a prspectiveview cfa-sealed erabl ,the' aps 1'31and14'havemd-11S for to food package made 'upin accordanceyyith inter ockingonewiththe other'. ."i"1lie cover '75 'i I the present invention;vport-ion `of the blank, as herefjdisclosediigf Figure-2 is aperspectiveview ofthe conf-:provided with'end-'tlapsh1 5 ndert side tucl'." tainrframe, 'one end.V thereofbeing: .flap 16,Lthe4outeredge of th-latterhavinggjf as shown, an Intermediate' section cut way-' 2 5.Fiacre 3 is a sectional view substantially to conform tof tlrxefupperedve of the opensc vontlume vline 3-3v of Figure I through theing 3; inthefrontlwallorsi e. of the 'frame.r j package.- u The flaps `.13 and 14at'theends of the'side -Fi re 4iso. plan of theblank from which -Wallsare,"-' as stated, pr0ded--with -i'nterf )the me or containerbody'of'the package lookin means whereby-they hold theends misma eup'."

Referring tofthe drawings, in the several 'the-'t0 `and bOttOmjWallS v0fthe Container 10 an 11 in the desired lupright relation to s5- vfiguresof which corresponding arts" are and re 'eve vthe outer wra frfromstrainindicated'by the same reference e agacters or forcefro'm theend w v.loeclnl'sl off-'any-v f "ldesignates a piece of cake orotherfood bu1ging'oftbe contents ot thepac 'ea Svpiduct which isarrangedlwthin -`v`a suiigshown, the fila s 14*aref-prov1dj r"1\'r1 th.

able'frame formed froma (blank of card e flaps lfwithrig'llJit-anglev'-board or similar material and completely 'gllts 21- Whenthefpa'rtsfare l enclosed'l by 'a sealed transparent wrapper, tongueswill'pass into-the s lits21ja'nd the `so that access to the contents ofthe package j 'notch sefparatng each :tongue from 'l c can' only beobtained by breaking and re,;tle

the'blank. will engageono offer,

moving the sealed transparentyra thewa formedin1 thec'oo eratingsection--v The body frame of the improv "pac` ge 13 b the slit 21, so that .t"e-parts 'are-se vmay be of different forms and material, but cure yinterlockd'lfand heldagainst lateral -an 'essential featureA thereof 'isthat such separation, andoiitwardfjmovement `of the 45 'frame beprovided with an inspection win- .'enlpleces 10V-11is*'eectuitllyprevented."u,"

dow oraperture. As here shown, the frame@ e flaps' '15andtheilapflionthe 'cover' has an aperture 2 in its top wall and.section 9 arefpositloned vs'ithinjthel sides and apertures 3 and 4 inits side vwallsstope end vwalls o the contanexg-andthem the mitinspection of the contents-'ofthe p ae v-'` `entire package is,as:noted,- lenclosed'byjthe m' age through theouterftransparentjyrapper. transparent'wrap en 50i-paper 'onsiinilarVloa The'apertures 2,33 and 4, in the' resent inateriaL-:Which 'ouldbe'WlTPPd'ia-ld disclosure, vare of substantiall el ptical 'sealedabout"efcontainets to Pmvdeum-- l' IVisio!!.sections over the I @m1-awhileth?- re. 0f Sufficient area obstruj escandat the inyention ,provides avhighly sanitary means for enclosing food products, and that thewalls'of which 4s age tioned and which separates it from the transthecontainerjfor body provide a sutiiciently rigid frame torpermit handlingthe package without danger of breaking the contents. Furthermore, thecutting away of the ma- -terialto form the windows or a y terial'lydecreases the weig package. i

The' openings. in the top and opposite tl of the sides oftheframe permitinspection lofthef contents at all times, 'through the outer transparentwrapper, and vthe wrapper itselt is maintained out ofcontact with theconframe, so that.it does :not absorb'moistur'e from the .contents andbecome discolored..

Itis importanttopr'ovide the display aperture in the top, j as well asinboth.side's of .the container, particularly where cake .is

the commodity'in the package, as it enables a customer to' readilydetermine the exact nature-of the contents, for example, whether thecake is of multiplelayer form,-and also covering. The .bottom 6 'isvreferably made solid, -not only'to afford a Hrm Vsupport for the tweensuch contents and the outer-transparent wrapping 5which would occur ifthe bottom 6 was provided with an aperture, due to the fact'that theweight of the contents of the box would press downwardly and contactwithvthe transparent covering. The factth'atby the invention directcontact between the contents of the package and the-outer transparentwrapper is prevented is a feature of considerable importance. If thecontents are of a nature containing mois- `sticky, direct contact withthe wrapper is liable lto produce stains on the wrapper. will mar theappearance .of the pack-` Again, if a cake coated with a. relativelysoft, icin composition is packaged so. that there is irectcontaetbetween the wrapper and coating, portions of the latterv will-bedislodged .from the cake body when the package `issopened and suchbodyrv unwrap ed, thus marring the. appearance of the pro uct. Among thevery, important advantages of the' present invention may be mentionedthe fact that by'ita cake baker is enab edy to package coated cakeimmediately a er` it as been baked and iced without waiting anappreciable length of time for-the coating or icing to artially jharden.This is Idue to the fact, -t the frame' withlnv which the cake is posi-.nes-7,653

-. parent exterior isf-'dof sli per is prevented,

,tents of the package` by the walls of the' products.

. `It will be seen 'that a frame of sufficient rigidity will be'-provi'ded to support the contents-of Ithethe character ofthe top or`side coating/ or contents, but also prevent direct contact be'-v ingat, as shown in the drawings,`

greater depth than 4the thickness o the cake wherebyv direct lcontactbetween the cake covering or coating and 4frame'or wrapy thev invention,therefore, a'. very'material Savin in.' time in the baking and packagingof ca e is effected and consequent reduction in the expense madepossible;

The .exterior transparent wrappermay` be htly so sealed that in order toobtain accesslto the package it must necessarily be broken, and,therefore, consumer and producer are protected against ythat the blank'is'so formedv package, and yet, when the transparent possibleSubstitution of other wrapper is placed about the frame and contentsto'finish andseal the packagethe contents m ay be `readily inspected andthe advertising legends and..printed matter 'upon ,the'frame will bevisible'.`

s at I'claim is:-

il' A' merchantablefpackage compris'ngal container having bottom, top,4and side walls, a body'd cake within said container, and a transparentwrapper completely surrounding the container, the top and a side wall ofthe container having apertures permittingl inspection of two'surfacesofi the cake with- .out openingrthe wrapper or breaking it.

2. A merchantable package comprising a' body of cake, a framesurrounding said body and havingbottom, top, end, and side walls,

.the end' and sidewalls being of greater height than the thickness ofthebody, wheres4 by the top ofthe frame will-be spaced from` the cakesupported on through which the cakejlmay be 'viewed beformedin the topand one' ofthe side walls ofthe frame, and a transparent wrapthebotto'm, apertures' per sealed exteriorly about the frame and lextending-over-said apertures.

3. A merchantable packagev com carton-like frame formed from a b ank'bent to provide bottom, top, end, and side walls, thegtopand'oppositeside walls each having an apertureformed therein, a body of cake withinsaid frame, and a transparent'wrapper enclosing the frame, the frameholding the-wrapper from direct contact with 'the cake whilel permitting'inspection thereof from two directions, whereby the character of thecakeand 4the 'nature of the exterior coating thereof, if any, may beascertained without openmg' or breaking the wrapper. s In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set my hand. t,

' GEQRGE G. BARBER.

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